Term Name: common variable immunodeficiency
Synonyms: acquired agammaglobulinemia, acquired hypogammaglobulinemia, common variable agammaglobulinemia, CVID, sporadic hypogammaglobulinemia
Definition: An agammaglobulinemia that is characterized by low Ig levels with phenotypically normal B cells that can proliferate but do not develop into Ig-producing cells and that esults in insufficient production of antibodies needed to respond to exposure of pathogens.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:12177]   ( DOID:12177 )

Relationships
is a type of: agammaglobulinemia autoimmune disease autosomal recessive disease
has subtype: common variable immunodeficiency 1 common variable immunodeficiency 2 common variable immunodeficiency 3 common variable immunodeficiency 4 common variable immunodeficiency 5 common variable immunodeficiency 6 common variable immunodeficiency 7 common variable immunodeficiency 8 common variable immunodeficiency 10 common variable immunodeficiency 11 common variable immunodeficiency 12 common variable immunodeficiency 13 common variable immunodeficiency 14